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twvette
Explorer
Dec 24, 2014

Batteries/solar not holding up, troubleshooting help please

I have no luck getting batteries to hold up it seems. Had a couple different RV's and different setups too (wet cell, lifeline golf cart, gel deep cycle batteries)and none have ever held up well. ...
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NinerBikes
Explorer
Dec 25, 2014
The Group 31 is one of the absolute worst batteries out there for providing electricity for camping in a deep cycle battery, even worse in an Optima.

Read up... problematic beyond belief.

Group 31 batteries and recharging woes.

With your level of discharging abuse, get the GC-2 batteries, they'll last a lot longer with your usage and charging habits.

The other huge problem is that your Optima D31M's are Dual Purpose batteries, not true Deep Cycle batteries... get rid of them.

Optima D31M specifications.

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